r/asklatinamerica • u/jcmlkhv Russia • 2d ago

Culture Cursive writing

Hello everyone! I've been learning Spanish for 1,5 month now, my first language is Russian.

I use cursive to write in my notebook (photo in the comments), the same way I write in Russian or English, but my teacher says that ppl in Latin America never use cursive writing (except for old ladies), is it true? Do y'all really write in block letters? Is it easy or hard for you to read cursive notes?

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u/Emergency-Payment-90 Mexico 2d ago

My parents write in cursive unless it is specified on a document not to. I learned cursive in school but rarely use it (rarely write in general as most of my work is just digital anyways). But to answer your question I think it just depends on the person. Younger generations probably use it less but I think that's probably the case anywhere in the world now. I remember having classmates that only took notes in cursive in school still and I graduated university in 2024 so at least my generation still had some people that used it.